President Biden and White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (Getty Images)
According to The Post's sources, Jean-Pierre's bosses were unhappy with her habit of reading prepared answers directly from her binder, which they viewed as falling short of making an adequate case for President Biden as he prepared to launch his re-election campaign.
"Every press secretary uses the binder. Why is she being singled out?" Bates added.
One of the sources told The Post that the effort included having outside people Jean-Pierre knew and trusted convince her it was the right time to move along, and that it would make sense for her career to leave at around the same tenure as previous secretaries — about a year and a half.
The other source told The Post, "Jeff and Anita were trying to find Karine a graceful exit" in an effort to avoid removing her against her will.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks to first lady Jill Biden during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, April 27, 2024. (Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"KJP isn’t going anywhere, so this is a ridiculous piece," Dunn wrote in the email to a Washington Post reporter regarding a separate piece.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for additional comment.
The White House's denial concerning Jean-Pierre comes as Biden received more bad news about his re-election bid.
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A new CNN poll released Sunday found former President Trump holding a continued advantage (49%-43%) in a head-to-head matchup, with that lead growing to nine points (42%-33%) when including independent candidates Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (16%) and Dr. Cornel West (4%), as well as Green Party candidate Jill Stein (3%).
Additionally, 55% said they saw Trump's presidency as a success, but 61% said they saw Biden's presidency as a failure.
Brandon Gillespie is an associate editor at Fox News. Follow him on X at @BGillespieAL.
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